Meanings
noun
- AustraliaNew ZealandlawThe power of a state to expropriate private land within its jurisdiction for public use.
Synonyms: compulsory purchase, eminent domain, expropriation
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe power of a state to expropriate private land within its jurisdiction for public use.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 徵收權 /征收权
- 徵收權 /征收权government's right to expropriate private land
Dutch onteigening
- onteigeninggovernment's right to expropriate private land
Finnish pakkolunastus
- pakkolunastusgovernment's right to expropriate private land
French expropriation, expropriation pour cause d'utilité publique
- expropriationgovernment's right to expropriate private land
- expropriation pour cause d'utilité publiquegovernment's right to expropriate private land
German Enteignung
- Enteignunggovernment's right to expropriate private land
Italian espropriazione per pubblica utilità
- espropriazione per pubblica utilitàgovernment's right to expropriate private land
Polish wywłaszczenie, ekspropriacja
- wywłaszczeniegovernment's right to expropriate private land
- ekspropriacjagovernment's right to expropriate private land
Portuguese desapropriação
- desapropriaçãogovernment's right to expropriate private land
Spanish expropiación
- expropiacióngovernment's right to expropriate private land
Cite this entry
APA
compulsory acquisition. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/compulsory%20acquisition
MLA
“compulsory acquisition.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/compulsory%20acquisition. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “compulsory acquisition,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/compulsory%20acquisition.
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